Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures Cabling Guide for: Intel C200 or C600 Series Chipset based Server Boards and Systems Intel RAID Controllers RS25FB044, RS25AB080, RS25DB080, RT3WB080, RS2VB080, RS2VB040, RS2SG244, RS2WG160, RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040, RS2MB044, RS2WC080, RS2WC040, SRCSASJV, SRCSASRB, SRCSASLS4I, SRCSATAWB, SRCSASBB8I Intel Integrated RAID Module RMS25PB080, RMS25PB080N, RMS25PB040, RMT3PB080, RMS25CB080, RMS25CB080N, RMS25CB040, RMT3CB080, RMS25KB080, RMS25KB040, RMS25JB080, RMS25JB040, RMS2MH080, RMS2AF080, RMS2AF040, RMS2LL080, RMS2LL040 Intel RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, RES2CV360, RES2CV240 Revision 1.4 October, 2012
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot -Swap Drive Enclosures Revision History Date Revision Modifications Number March, 2012 1.0 Initial release March 22, 2012 1.1 S2600GL / S2600GZ cabling updated April, 2012 1.2 S2600GL / S2600GZ cabling updated; S2600CP cabling July, 2012 1.3 Cabling Overview of Major Hardware Configuration Types updated; October, 2012 1.4 S2400BB cabling added. Disclaimers Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of Intel products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right. Intel products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them. The Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are available on request. Intel, Pentium, Itanium, and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. *Other brands and names may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright Intel Corporation 2012. All rights reserved. ii
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1. Enclosure Management Cabling List This section introduces the cabling from server boards onboard RAID options, and from RAID add-in cards or RAID modules. Below table covers possible hardware configurations with selected server board, chassis, and backplane. Note: Rack server systems cables from server boards onboard RAID options have been defined in rack server systems Technical Product Specifications, Service Guide or Quick Installation Guide, and won t be discussed in this document. Note: The On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller s SAS/SATA ports number 4~7 are disabled by default. Only ports number 0~3 work by default. Refer to Intel RAID Quick Reference Guide, or Intel RAID C600 Upgrade Key Installation Guide from http://www.intel.com to get more details of how to enable SCU SAS/SATA ports number 4~7. Note: The On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller ports, if connected to backplanes or drives through expander devices, cannot support booting from these drives in RSTe mode. AHCI Capable SATA Controller Cabling Details Boards Backplane Cabling from AHCI Capable SATA Controller Boards which have all six SATA ports for their AHCI capable SATA Controller FUP4X35HSBP or FR1304HSBP Use SATA-to-SATA cable, & SGPIO cable (G22461-00x) Note: The six AHCI ports are numbered as Ports 0 5. Port 2 connect to backplane slot 0. Port 3 to slot 1. Port 4 to slot 2. Port 5 to slot 3. Port 0 and 1 are capable of 6Gb/s and are primarily for optical drives or direct attached drives. Ports 0 and 1 can be connected to a backplane in sequence after ports 2-5 if desired. That means, port 0 to slot 4, port 1 to slot 5. However, fault LED on Port 0 and Port 1 will not be functional. October, 2012 1
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures S1200BTL / S1200BTS cabling Boards chassis backplane Cabling from AHCI Cabling from RAID add-in card or RAID Capable SATA Controller module minisas-to-sata cable without SGPIO header No backplane: 4 (G30800-00x) For SATA devices; SATA-to-SATA cable fixed 3.5" drives Or minisas-to-sas cable without SGPIO header For SAS devices. P4304 AXXCBL740MS7P; SATA-to-SATA cable; If RMS2AF0x0 or RMS2LL0x0 are used, use FUP4X35HSBP & SGPIO cable (G22461- SATA-to-SATA cable & SGPIO cable (G10943-00x) 00x) S1200BTL minisas-to-sata cable without SGPIO (G30800- R1304 No backplane: 4 00x) For SATA devices; n/a (21 inch fixed 3.5" drives minisas-to-sas cable without SGPIO header For length) SAS devices. FR1304HSBP n/a AXXCBL740MS7P R1304 No backplane: 2 (15 inch fixed 3.5" drives length) n/a SATA-to-SATA cable S1200BTS P4304 R1304 (21 inch length) No backplane: 4 fixed 3.5" drives No backplane: 4 fixed 3.5" drives SATA-to-SATA cable n/a SATA-to-SATA cable SATA-to-SATA cable 2
Boards chassis backplane S2600GL and S2600GZ R1304; R1208 (all with 27 inch length) R2208; R2216; R2224; R2308; R2312 (all with 27 inch length) S2600GL / S2600GZ cabling (Also fit other rack server systems) Cabling from On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller Cabling from Mezzanine ROC add-in card Cabling from RAID add-in card or PCIe ROC module FR1304HSBP AXXCBL1030MR7R AXXCBL850MS7R AXXCBL850MS7R F1U8X25HSBP FXX8X25HSBP in Bay 1 FXX8X25HSBP in Bay 2 FXX8X25HSBP in Bay 3 2 x FXX8X25HSBP (to expander) 2 x FXX8X25HSBP (Expander to HSBP) 3 x FXX8X25HSBP (to expander) 3 x FXX8X25HSBP (Expander to HSBP) F2U8X35HSBP F2U12X35HSBP (needs PCIe expander - RES2SV240) Note: The onboard ESRT2 doesn t support expander. AXXCBL730MRMR, & AXXCBL550MRMR AXXCBL730MSMS n/a n/a AXXCBL600MSMS & AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL585MSMR AXXCBL600MSMS & AXXCBL600MSMS & AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL585MSMR & AXXCBL770MSMR AXXCBL650MSMS & AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS (riser 2) or AXXCBL730MSMS (riser 1) AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL730MSMS Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit Use cables in Expander Kit AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL185MSMS AXXCBL600MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL730MSMS & AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL185MSMS AXXCBL600MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL600MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL730MSMS Note: Booting from RSTe of SAS/SATA Capable Controller (also called Storage Controller Unit, or SCU) through expanders is not supported in legacy mode. October, 2012 3
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures S2400BB Cabling Board Chassis Backplane S2400 BB 4 R1208, R1304 (all 24" length) R2208, R2216, R2224, R2308, R2312 (all 24" length) Cabling From Onboard SATA/SAS Capable Controller Cablin g from Mezza nine ROC add-in card Cabling from PCIe ROC module in Riser slot 1 Cabling from PCIe ROC module in Riser slot 2 FR1304HSBP AXXCBL1030MR7R NA AXXCBL850MS7R Not supported Cabling from PCIe Raid add-in card in Riser slot 1 Cabling from PCIe Raid add-in card in Riser slot 2 F1U8X25HSBP AXXCBL550MRMR NA AXXCBL585MSMR AXXCBL585MSMR AXXCBL770MSMR AXXCBL770MSMR FXX8X25HSBP in Bay 1 2 x FXX8X25HSBP 2 x FXX8X25HSBP (Expander to HSBP) 3 x FXX8X25HSBP 3 x FXX8X25HSBP (Expander to HSBP) F2U8X35HSBP F2U12X35HSBP (needs PCIe expander) & AXXCBL600MSMS (to expander) AXXCBL600MSMS (to HSBP 1) Use cables that come in expander Kit (to expander) AXXCBL600MSMS (to HSBP 1) Use cables that come in expander Kit & AXXCBL600MSMS (to HSBP 1) NA AXXCBL600MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS NA NA NA NA NA NA (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit & AXXCBL600MSMS Use cables that come in expander Kit. Expander needs to be in Riser 1 slot (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit & AXXCBL600MSMS Use cables that come in expander Kit. Expander needs to be in Riser 1 slot AXXCBL600MSMS & AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL600MSMS (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit AXXCBL600MSMS (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit AXXCBL730MSMS Use cables that come in expander Kit. Expander needs to be in Riser 1 slot AXXCBL730MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit AXXCBL650MSMS (to expander) Use cables that come in expander Kit AXXCBL730MSMS Use cables that come in expander Kit. Expander needs to be in Riser 1 slot
S2600CP cabling (Also fit other general purpose server systems) System or Backplane names. Cabling from RAID addin card or ROC module P4308CP4MHEN P4308CP4MHGC P4208CP4MHGC No backplane (Fixed drives) AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL650MSMS AXXCBL850MS7R October, 2012 5
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures 2. Cabling Overview of Major Hardware Configuration Types This section provides an overview of how to make cabling with different RAID controllers, backplanes, with or without expander. Note: Before any cabling operation, please choose the target choice from the configurations below, then refer to the corresponding steps to make the successful cabling. Note: Intel C200 series chipset based server board s onboard RAID controller only supports SATA devices. It doesn t support SAS devices (SAS drives, expander, etc) Note: Intel C600 series chipset based server boards onboard RAID controller need proper Intel C600 Chipset RAID upgrade key to support SAS devices. Otherwise, the RAID controller only supports SATA devices and doesn t support SAS devices (SAS drives, expander, etc). Refer to the Intel C600 Chipset RAID upgrade key s User Guide to know which key enables SAS support. Note: Choose SAS/SATA cables with a proper SAS/SATA header shape (either straight or with a 90 degree angle), to fit the mechanical needs for different backplanes. 6
Configuration 1: RAID controller, backplane, drives RAID controller refers to one of below parts: Intel Server Board s onboard RAID controller Intel RAID controller Intel RAID module Backplane is listed in Hot-Swap Backplane Overview in Section 2 Drives refer to SAS drives and SATA drives Step 1: Choose a proper SAS/SATA cable between RAID controller and backplane. Item SAS/SATA port type on RAID controller SAS/SATA port type on backplane SAS/SATA cables type SAS/SATA cable shape 1 SATA SATA SATA to SATA cable 2 Mini-SAS SATA Mini-SAS to SATA cable with 5-pin SGPIO (G17758- xxx in the integrated system, or AXXCBL740MS7P) 3 SATA Mini-SAS SATA to mini-sas cable (G14989-xxx, with 5-pin SGPIO) 4 Mini-SAS Mini-SAS Mini-SAS to mini-sas cable October, 2012 7
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot -Swap Drive Enclosures Step 2: Choose a proper drive fault LED management cable between RAID controller and backplane. Item SAS/SATA port type on RAID controller SAS/SATA port type on backplane SGPIO Cables selected Cable shape 5 SATA SATA SGPIO Y cable (G10943- xxx: 5-pin header on one end. 5-pin and 4-pin headers on the other end. For use with RMS2AF0x0,RMS2LL0x0, or onboard RAID.) SGPIO cable (G22461-xxx: 5-pin headers on both ends. For use with onboard RAID.) 6 Mini-SAS SATA Mini-SAS to SATA cable (G17758-xxx: with 5-pin SGPIO) 7 SATA Mini-SAS SATA to mini-sas cable (G14989-xxx, with 5-pin SGPIO) 8 Mini-SAS Mini-SAS Mini-SAS to mini-sas cable 8
Configuration 2: RAID controller, expander, backplane, drives RAID controller refers to one of below parts: Intel Server Board s onboard RAID controller Intel RAID controller Intel RAID module Expander refers to Intel RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Backplane is listed in Hot-Swap Backplane Overview in Section 2 Drives refer to SAS drives and SATA drives Step 1: Choose a proper SAS/SATA cable between RAID controller and expander. Item SAS/SATA port type on RAID controller SAS/SATA cables type SAS/SATA cable shape 9 SATA SATA to mini-sas cable (G14989-xxx, with 5-pin SGPIO) 10 Mini-SAS Mini-SAS to mini-sas cable 14 October, 2012 9
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot -Swap Drive Enclosures Step 2: Choose a proper SAS/SATA cable between expander and backplane. Item SAS/SATA port type on backplane SAS/SATA cables type SAS/SATA cable shape 11 SATA* Mini-SAS to SATA cable (G17758-xxx: with 5-pin SGPIO) 12 Mini-SAS Mini-SAS to mini-sas cable Note *: Only 1U rack 4 x 3.5 backplane and Pedestal 4 x 3.5 backplane have SATA ports. It s not recommended to use expander between RAID controller and either backplane. Step 3: Choose a proper drive fault LED management cable between expander and backplane. Item SAS/SATA port type on backplane SGPIO Cables selected Cable shape Mini-SAS to SATA cable (G17758-xxx: with 5-pin SGPIO) 13 SATA* 14 Mini-SAS SGPIO Y cable (G10943- xxx: 5-pin header on one end. 5-pin and 4-pin headers on the other end. For use with RMS2AF0x0,RMS2LL0x0, or onboard RAID.) Use SGPIO pins inside the Mini-SAS to mini-sas cable 10
Note *: Only 1U rack 4 x 3.5 backplane and Pedestal 4 x 3.5 backplane have SATA ports. It s not recommended to use expander between RAID controller and either backplane. Configuration 3: RAID controller, drives, no backplane Note: No drive fault LED function is supported in this configuration. RAID controller refers to one of below parts: Intel Server Board s onboard RAID controller Intel RAID controller Intel RAID module Drives refer to SAS drives and SATA drives Step 1*: Choose a proper SAS/SATA cable between RAID controller and drive. Item SAS/SATA port type on RAID controller Drive type SAS/SATA cables type SAS/SATA cable shape 15 SATA SATA SATA to SATA cable 16 Mini-SAS SATA Mini-SAS to SATA cable (G30800-xxx,no SGPIO) 17 SATA SAS SATA to SAS cable (E66563-xxx) October, 2012 11
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot -Swap Drive Enclosures 18 Mini-SAS SAS Mini-SAS to SAS cable (This cable doesn t exist in Intel and user can order it from market.) Note *: Server system in this configuration needs to have power supply headers for SATA or SAS drives. 12
Configuration 4: RAID controller, expander, drives, no backplane Note: No drive fault LED function is supported in this configuration. RAID controller refers to one of below parts: Intel Server Board s onboard RAID controller Intel RAID controller Intel RAID module Expander refers to Intel RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Drives refer to SAS drives and SATA drives Step 1: Choose a proper SAS/SATA cable between RAID controller and expander. Item SAS/SATA port type on RAID controller SAS/SATA cables type SAS/SATA cable shape 19 SATA SATA to mini-sas cable 20 Mini-SAS Mini-SAS to mini-sas cable Step 2*: Choose a proper SAS/SATA cable between expander and drive. Item SAS/SATA port type on RAID controller Drive type SAS/SATA cables type SAS/SATA cable shape October, 2012 13
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot -Swap Drive Enclosures 21 Mini-SAS SATA Mini-SAS to SATA cable (G30800-xxx,no SGPIO) 22 Mini-SAS SAS Mini-SAS to SAS cable (This cable doesn t exist in Intel and user can order it from market.) Note *: Server system in this configuration needs to have power supply headers for SATA or SAS drives. 14
3. Hot-Swap Backplane Overview Note: Before any cabling operation, please refer to the respective RAID module or RAID controller Tested Hardware and Operating System lists, in order to confirm their compatible Intel Server Boards or Systems. Supported Chassis Backplane P/N Description Disk drive slot view Cabling connector view A: 8 x 3.5' drive slots. 2U F2U8X35HSBP B: 2 x SFF8087 connectors including sideband SGPIO. C: I2C 5-pin header (not for SES enclosure management) A: 12 x 3.5' drive slots. 2U F2U12X35HSBP B: 3 x SFF8087 connectors including sideband SGPIO. C: I2C 5-pin header (not for SES enclosure management) October, 2012 15
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot -Swap Drive Enclosures A: 8 x 2.5' drive slots. 1U 1U 2U or Pedestal F1U8X25HSBP FR1304HSBP FXX8X25HSBP B: 2 x SFF8087 connectors including sideband SGPIO. C: I2C 5-pin header (not for SES enclosure management) A: 4 x 3.5' drive slots. B: I2C 5-pin header (not for SES enclosure management)* C: SGPIO 5-pin header D: 4 x SATA connectors A: 8 x 2.5' drive slots. B: I2C 5-pin header (not for SES enclosure management)* C: 2 x SFF8087 connectors including sideband SGPIO. 16
pedestal FUP4X35HSBP A: 4 x 3.5' drive slots. B: 4 x SATA connectors C: SGPIO 5-pin header. D: I2C 5-pin header (not for SES enclosure management)* pedestal FUP8X35HSBP A: 8 x 3.5' drive slots. B: 2 x SFF8087 connectors including sideband SGPIO. C: I2C 5-pin header (not for SES enclosure management) Note*: The I2C 5-pin headers on the backplanes listed in below table only support backplane firmware update function. They don t support Enclosure Management features such as Drive Fault LED management through I2C headers. FR1304HSBP, FXX8X25HSBP or FUP4X35HSBP has a pair of I2C 5-pin headers. One is input header and the other is output header. When multiple FR1304HSBP, October, 2012 17
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot -Swap Drive Enclosures FXX8X25HSBP or FUP4X35HSBP are present in one server chassis, user can use daisy chain topology to connect the I2C cables to these backplanes, so as to ensure a successful backplane firmware update among all the present backplanes at a time. 18
4. Connector Pinout Definition SATA Connector Shape SATA connector can support both SAS and SATA devices through backplanes. Below signal names are with respect to the host; the device connected to the host reverses the signal names. Transmit pins connect to receive pins on the other device. The SAS/SATA connector is keyed at pin 1. SATA Connector Pin-out Pin # Signal Description 1 GND Ground 2 TX0+ Transmitter differential pair 3 TX0- Transmitter differential pair 4 GND Ground 5 RXD- Receiver differential pair 6 RXD+ Receiver differential pair 7 GND Ground On Intel C200 or C600 Series Chipset based Server Boards and Systems, all MiniSAS (SFF8087) internal connectors are 36pin which includes 8pin SGPIO signals. The minisas-to-minisas and minisas-to-sata cables must include the 8pin SGPIO signals, otherwise cannot support RAID enclosure management function. October, 2012 19
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures 36pin MiniSAS (SFF8087) Internal Connector with one SGPIO Connector Pin-out 20 Controller Connector Pin-out Backplane Connector Pin-out Port SFF-8087 Pin # Pin Definition Pin # Pin Definition A1 GND 7 GND Port 0 A2 RX0+ 6 TX+ A3 RX0-5 TX- B1 GND 4 GND B2 TX0+ 2 RX- B3 TX0-3 RX+ B4 GND 1 GND A4 GND 7 GND Port 1 A5 RX1+ 6 TX+ A6 RX1-5 TX- A7 GND 4 GND B5 TX1+ 2 RX- B6 TX1-3 RX+ B7 GND 1 GND B8 SB0/SCLK/SCL 1 SCLK SGPIO B9 SB1/SLOAD/SDA 2 SLOAD B10 SB2/GND 4 GND A9 SB3/GND A10 SB4/SDATA_OUT/RST 3 SDATAOUT0 A11 A8 B11 SB5/SDATA_IN/ADDR SB7/BP_TYPE SB6/CTLR_TYPE A12 GND 7 GND Port 2 A13 RX2+ 6 TX+ A14 RX2-5 TX- B12 GND 4 GND B13 TX2+ 2 RX- B14 TX2-3 RX+ B15 GND 1 GND A15 GND 7 GND Port 3 A16 RX3+ 6 TX+ A17 RX3-5 TX-
Controller Connector Pin-out Backplane Connector Pin-out Port SFF-8087 Pin # Pin Definition Pin # Pin Definition A18 GND 4 GND B16 TX3+ 2 RX- B17 TX3-3 RX+ B18 GND 1 GND When SAS/SATA devices are directly connected to RAID controllers without backplanes, the RAID enclosure management feature is not supported. Thus, those minisas-to-minisas and minisas-to-sata cables either with or without 8pin SGPIO signals inside are OK to be used. 24pin MiniSAS (SFF8087) Internal Connector (without SGPIO Connector) Pin-out Controller Pinout Backplane Pinout Port SFF8087 Pin Definition SATA Connector Pin Definition A1 GND 7 GND Port 0 A2 RX0+ 6 TX+ A3 RX0-5 TX- B1 GND 4 GND B2 TX0+ 3 RX- B3 TX0-2 RX+ B4 GND 1 GND A4 GND 7 GND Port 1 A5 RX1+ 6 TX+ A6 RX1-5 TX- A7 GND 4 GND B5 TX1+ 3 RX- B6 TX1-2 RX+ B7 GND 1 GND B8 Sideband 0 B9 Sideband 1 B10 Sideband 2 A9 Sideband 3 A10 Sideband 4 A11 Sideband 5 A8 Sideband 6 B11 Sideband 7 October, 2012 21
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures Controller Pinout Backplane Pinout Port SFF8087 Pin Definition SATA Connector Pin Definition A12 GND 7 GND Port 2 A13 RX2+ 6 TX+ A14 RX2-5 TX- B12 GND 4 GND B13 TX2+ 3 RX- B14 TX2-2 RX+ B15 GND 1 GND A15 GND 7 GND Port 3 A16 RX3+ 6 TX+ A17 RX3-5 TX- A18 GND 4 GND B16 TX3+ 3 RX- B17 TX3-2 RX+ B18 GND 1 GND Note: Intel RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 has twenty-four independent ports supporting 6Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfers using six SFF-8087 mini-sas connectors. This controller supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration, or 8 inputs and 16 outputs configuration. Refer to Figure 4 in Intel RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User s Guide (E93121-0xx) for more details of the cabling. 22
5. Frequently Asked Questions 1. Does AHCI Capable SATA Controller support SAS device? Answer: No. The AHCI Capable SATA Controller only supports SATA device. 2. Does the AHCI Capable SATA Controller support expander device? Answer: No. Expander is a SAS device, which cannot be supported by AHCI Capable SATA Controller. 3. Does On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller support SAS device? Answer: Yes, but user needs to install one of below Intel RAID C600 Upgrade Keys to enable the support for SAS device: RKSAS4, RKSAS4R5, RKSAS8, RKSAS8R5. For more details, please refer to Intel RAID Quick Reference Guide (G46033-0xx). 4. Why ports number 4-7 of my On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller doesn t recognize any device? Answer: In order to enable ports number 4-7 of the On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller, user needs to install one of below Intel RAID C600 Upgrade Keys to enable the support for SAS device: RKSATA8, RKSATA8R, RKSAS8, RKSAS8R5. For more details, please refer to Intel RAID Quick Reference Guide (G46033-0xx). 5. Does On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller support SAS RAID 5? Answer: Yes. The ESRT2 mode of On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller supports SAS RAID 5 when one of below Intel RAID C600 Upgrade Keys is installed: RKSAS4R5, RKSAS8R5. For more details, please refer to Intel RAID Quick Reference Guide (G46033-0xx). 6. Does RSTe mode of On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller support SAS RAID 5? Answer: No. This hasn t been planned. User can choose ESRT2 mode to support SAS RAID 5. For more details, please refer to Intel RAID Quick Reference Guide (G46033-0xx). 7. Why SATA devices cannot make RAID 5 in RSTe mode of On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller? Answer: When On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller SAS function is enabled by one of below Intel RAID C600 Upgrade Keys: RKSAS4, RKSAS4R5, RKSAS8, RKSAS8R5, RSTe RAID 5 is disabled. 8. Why cannot I boot from disks or RAID arrays in RSTe mode of On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller? October, 2012 23
Enclosure Management Cabling Guide for Intel C200 and C600 Series Chipset Based Server Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures Answer: Check whether the targeted boot disks are connected through expander devices to the ports of On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller. When Drives or RAID arrays in RSTe mode are connected through expander devices, they cannot act as boot devices, but still can be recognized under operating systems, if system boots from other devices and RSTe driver is loaded under operating system. 24